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A new NYT Connections puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for the Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections Tips and Answers for Friday, July 17 (Thu #1132).
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the clever word game from the New York Times that challenges you to group answers into different categories. This can be difficult, so read on if you need tips on connections.
What should you do once you’re done? Well, play other word games of course. I also have daily Strands tips and answers and articles on Quordle tips and answers if you need help with those too, while Marc’s Wordle page today covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (set #1133) – words of the day
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
- JOURNEY
- FLY
- QUIZ
- SCORE
- NOTICE
- TO CARRY
- HEALTH
- PIE
- CULTURE
- SPIRIT
- TIME
- GOALKEEPER
- SEE
- LIVES
- DOUBLE DRIBLE
- ATTITUDE
NYT Connections today (game #1133) – clue #1 – group clues
What are the clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: NBA fouls
- GREEN: Your beliefs
- BLUE: Arcade scoring systems
- PURPLE: Start with a musical sound
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four themed answers are for today’s NYT Connections riddles…
NYT Connections today (game #1133) – clue #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: COMMITTING A BASKETBALL VIOLATION
- GREEN: BELIEF
- BLUE: THINGS TRACKED IN VIDEO GAMES
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “POP”
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1133) – the answers
The answers to today’s Connections game #1133 are…
- YELLOW: COMMITTING A BASKETBALL VIOLATION: CARRY, DOUBLE DRIBLE, GOALKEEPER, TRAVEL
- GREEN: BELIEF: ATTITUDE, MIND, OPINION, VIEW
- BLUE: THINGS FOLLOWED IN VIDEO GAMES: HEALTH, LIVES, SCORE, TIME
- PURPLE: WORDS AFTER “POP”: CULTURE, FLY, QUIZ, PIE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 error
I made my mistake after successfully integrating ATTITUDE, MIND, OPINION and VIEW, even though I was thinking of the elements of a debate rather than a BELIEF.
My mistake was, of course, a confusion over basketball terminology. DOUBLE DRIBBLE and GOALTEND, I knew, but instead of TRAVEL, I selected SCORE. Which, on reflection, makes no sense.
Meanwhile, my confidence in WORDS AFTER “POP” was shaky, but I managed to guess FLY instead of SCORE. Before I googled it, I thought it was an alternative to a zip line. I now know it’s a baseball term.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Connections (Friday July 17, 2026, Thu #1132)
- YELLOW: GRAND FINALE: EPILOGUE, FAREWELL, LAST DANCE, SWAN SONG
- GREEN: SEEN IN AN ARCADE: CRANE GAME, PINball, TICKETS, TOKENS
- BLUE: FOUR GROUPS OF FOUR: CARDINAL DIRECTIONS, CLASSIC ELEMENTS, SEASONS, COSTUMES
- PURPLE: ENDING WITH PARTS OF A CAR: PLOT SPOILER, ROBIN HOODS, SATIRES, TREE TRUNK
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games created by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four elements that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow is a little more difficult, blue is often quite difficult, and purple is usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you technically don’t need to solve the final question, as you will be able to answer it through a process of elimination. Additionally, you can make up to four mistakes, giving you some breathing room.
However, it’s a bit more complex than something like Wordle, and the game provides plenty of opportunities to trip you up with tricks. For example, watch out for homophones and other puns that could obscure the answers.
It is playable for free via the NYT Games website on computer or mobile.
